Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
Tiffany Raiford is a lifelong Floridian, wife to my high school sweetheart and mother of four littles (two girls and boy/girl twins...no, they are not identical and yes, I'm sure). My kids love to whine, so I love to wine. My loves include nap time, bed time, date night, travel and evenings and weekends when my husband is home because he handles all diaper changes.
I like to tell my husband that I am not a people person, and I think I’m right. I’d like to be a people person, but I’m too good at showing what I’m thinking on my face, and usually what I’m thinking is not very nice. I like people (some of them, anyway) and I […] More
Too many people view being happy as their final destination. People often answer with, “Happy,” when they are asked what they want to be most in life. It doesn’t sound like a problem, but it actually is. The reason for this is that happiness is not a final destination. Happiness is a way of life […] More
Your mother-in-law: She might be someone you adore (much like myself) or she might be someone you wish you never had to see or talk to ever again (thankfully not like myself). Either way, the woman is a part of your life as long as you are married to her son. I’m not really sure […] More
Just because your kids are small doesn’t mean you get to postpone teaching them good values. It’s a necessary task to teach your young children to say please and thank you, to say excuse me and to be polite. Good manners are good to have, and the earlier a child learns them, the better. However, […] More
Having kids is the most fun my husband and I have ever had. It’s also the most stressful, most exhausting, and most frustrating thing we’ve ever done. We like to think we are good parents – and that the happy, well-behaved (most of the time), intelligent little girls we have say a lot to corroborate […] More
We’ve all heard the old clichĂ©s. Your mom said them to you growing up. Your boss uses them in meetings. Your sister spouts them off like she’s Oprah. You say them to your kids and you use them to make you feel better. However, you probably don’t put much stock in those. I’m here to […] More
Exercise; it’s that thing no one really enjoys doing but everyone needs to do. The thing about exercise is that you probably dread doing it, but you immediately feel great after doing it. Running is a particularly great form of exercise because there are so many benefits. If you are considering taking up running as […] More
It never fails to amaze me when I encounter someone who doesn’t do something, won’t wear something, won’t go after something, or makes other decisions based on what other people might think of them. Really, who cares? I simply do not understand why people are so concerned with doing what they think will make everyone […] More
Being a good friend requires more than just getting together for girls night, calling each other up to brag about new jobs/boyfriends/raises, and lending one another great clothes. Being a good friend means being there in good times and in bad. It means being there even when you can’t be there. Being a good friend […] More
Life, kids, work, school, finances, social life, and different family dynamics have a way of making it difficult for families to stay close. Some couples can’t handle this kind of pressure and the wedge it puts in between their marriages, and their marriages fail. Other couples make it a point to stay close without any […] More
A strong relationship is one that will stand the test of time. It will stand through difficult times, good times, and in between times. When people ask me how my husband and I have managed to keep our relationship so strong after 11 years, I tell them it’s because we’ve been to hell and back […] More
Now that Starbucks has brought back the pumpkin spice latte, it’s only a matter of time before you have to pick up your Christmas tree and start shopping for your loved ones. Like every other year, your Christmas list is probably much longer this year than it was last year (aren’t your friends done having […] More